Machine for joggling shaped metal or metal profiles



SePt- 19, 1961 D. J. B. ARIS 3,000,423

MACHINE FOR JOGGLING SHAPED METAL OR METAL PROFILES sept. 19, 1961 D. J. B. ARIS 3,000,423

MACHINE F'OR JOGGLING SHAPED METAL OR METAL PROFILES Filed Aug. 13, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Paten-t- G MACHINE FR JOGGLING SHAPED METAL R METAL PROFILES David J. B. Aris, Amsterdam, Netherlands, asslgnor to N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker, Amsterdam, Netherlands Filed Ang. 13, 1958, Ser. No. 754,896 Claims priority, application Netherlands Aug. 19, 1957 Claims. (Cl. 153-11) 'Ihe invention relates to joggle machines, and more particularly to machines for joggling shaped metal or metal proles.

When metal proiiles are joggled, a deformation of the prole is brought about in such a manner that between two longitudinally juxtaposed sections a parallel displacement of one section with respect to the other section is elected. Such a deformation of profiles is often applied in the construction of aeroplanes and in shipbuilding for compensating dilerences in thickness of the shell or frame plates at the riveted joints and the like by joists, stiiening profiles and the like. Prior hereto, the joggling has, -as a rule, 'been effected by means of a press or a stamp bringing about the desired parallel displacement of the one profile section with respect to the other. The joggled portion obtained in this way, however, does not retain in every respect the same favourable form. A local damaging of the profile, combined with a decrease in strength, may readily occur. A deformation is also often caused, whereby the moment of inertia of the prole at the spot where the joggling has taken place is reduced. An object of the invention is to provide a machine for joggling metal proles in which the abovementioned drawbacks are avoided.

vA typical machine according to the invention is characterized by the use of two clamp cheeks provided on either side of the place where a prole is to be joggled, each of which clamp cheeks grips the profile through the entire periphery or circumference of the cross-section, said clamp cheeks being moved in relation to each other during the joggling process 1both in a direction at a right angle to the longitudinal direction of the profile and in the longitudinal direction of the prole. The clamping on ali sides ensures that the form of the profile on either side of the joggled place remains unchanged, while, due to the mutual movement of the clamp cheeks during the parallel mutual displacement of the profile sections, by which the joggling itself is stopped, the place that is being treated is at the same time under tensile stress in longitudinal direction, .whereby the joggling is facilitated, undesired deform-ations of the cross-section of the profile, also between the clamp cheeks are avoided and any springing back reaction of the joggled profile is diminished. The machine according to the invention provides joggled metal profiles having a nearly constant inertia moment and no damaged places.

In a preferred embodiment of the machine according to the invention one of the clamp cheeks is carried by a parallelogram guide having at least two parallel hinged rods, executing a swinging movement during the joggling. 'I 'he parallelogram guide provides in an eliicient way a movement component in one direction, at a right angle to the longitudinal direction of the profile, on behalf or" the joggling proper, as well as a component in the longitudinal direction of the profile for causing the tensile stress Iin the place where the joggling takes place, whereby undesired deformation is avoided.

The clamp cheek carried by the parallelogram guide is, `during the joggling process, preferably driven by means of a wedge adapted to be slidably displaced, preferably approximately parallel to the longitudinal divertical distance between the longitudinal directions, displaced in parallel relation to each other, of two adjacent profile sections) may Ibe readily adjusted by adjusting the working stroke of the wedge. When using a wedge having a small vertical angle, a high value for the ratio of working stroke to rate of joggling can be readily obtained. The use of a wedge oiers further the additional advantage that, after the joggling of the profile, the wedge can be retracted without taking the clamp cheeks along.

Consequently there is no chance that due to some mistake in the operation the joggling of the prole might be undone.

It is recommended that the wedge engage `between a rotatable roll supported by a lixed shaft and a rotatable roll supported by a shaft connected with the clamp cheek to be driven. wedge is reduced to a minimum.

With the machine according to the invention each clamp cheek can comprise a supporting ring having a circular bore, in which a conical multipart clamping block is tttingly inserted, which clamping block tightly clamps the proiile through the whole circumference of the cross-section. Gwing to this consnuction the clamping blocks can be placed in any desired position with respect to the joggling direction and thus eiect jogglings in every direction transversely with respect to the prole. Although this multipart clamping block can be made in any suitable way, it is recommended that use lbe made of clamping blocks made of a metal having a low melting point, and cast ina conical mould, in which a portion of a prole corresponding to the profile to be joggled is inserted. After solidication the casting can be ttingly separated by saw cuts parallel to the longitudinal direc tion of the profile. In this way a multipart clamping 'block is obtained at low cost, which clamping block guarantees an accurate clamping of the prolile through the entire circumference of the cross-section.

According to the invention it is possible to support the profile laterally in the place to be joggled by means of extensions of the clamping blocks connected thereto by casting and joining snugly the circumference of the profile, the arrangement being such that the extension of the one clamping block is situated above the profile and the extension of the other clamping block is situated below the profile. This measure is very useful in avoiding the for-mation of folds in the case of profiles having very thin walls.

l The said supporting ring can cooperate with a pressing ring which forces the multipart clamping block into the conical bore of the supporting ring. This ensures that,

before the joggling starts, the necessary clamping presy sure is applied to the profile. .The tensile force generated during the joggling causes, in cooperation with the conical form of the clamping block and the supporting ring, a further increase of this clamping pressure, so that mutual displacement between the proflle and the clamping blocks is eiectively avoided.

The machine according to the invention can be used for joggling profiles both in cold and in hot condition. In the latter case the heating of the place where the prolile is to be joggled can be eected by means of electric current. The electric heating current may be supplied by a transformer dimensioned in such a way that the secondary winding can supply a very high current (some hundreds of amperes) at a very low tension (a few volts). For eiecting the electric heating of the profile parts, one or both clamp cheeks can be insulated with respect to the frame of the machine.V To this end the conical Patented Sept. 19, 1961 Due to this construction, wear of the..

boref of thesupportingring of` one clamp cheek may. be.

provided with an insulating. coating for insulating the multipart clamping piece with respect to the frame of the-machine.

Under the iniiuence of the electriccurrent: the portion; the clamp. cheeks. ist

of the prolile-l situated between heated. At the ends'` of this portion. relatively much' heat passes oil. through the massive clamping pieces, which have a great heatcapacity, so that the, temperatureat the ends of the portion tobe joggl'ed may be con.- siderably lower than in the middle. In. order to bring the-part to be joggled as much aspossible toa uniform temperature, it is recommended that parts ofthe surface of.' the multipart clamping blocksengaging the surface of the. profile, joining the place ofthe prole that isto bev joggled, be executedin aathermally and electrically insulated way. The result isv that the supply ofv electric current to the proiile does not take place as far as the top faceof each clamping block but to a place situated deeper inthe. clamping block, so that a more even temperature ofLthe. part of the profile intermediate the clamping blocks is; obtained. The thermally and electrically insulating,-

part of the clamping blocks can be obtained by removingl athin. layer from said part, e.g. by etching or milling, and by replacing it by a coating of lacquer.

The temperaturel of the. part that is to be joggled in hot condition can be measured with the aid of a slidable feeler, adapted to be pressedv against said part during the hot joggling process, to switch oi the current automatically when the prescribed temperature is reached, and to initiate the juggling movement.

The invention willA now be elucidated with reference to the example shownin the drawing in which:

FIGS. la and 1b represent the principle ofA the machine. constructed in accordance with the invention.

FIGS. 2Y and 3r respectively show a vertical section and aplan view, partly in section of a machine according to theiuvention.

InFIGS. 1a and lb the, numeral 1 designated the proiile. to, beV joggledv through a distance d, whichprole is U.-shaped and has, at the end oi its legs, outwardly di- -rectedanges On` eitherV side ofthe joggled placev 2 the prole is tightly clamped by means of clamping blocks 3, 4. which are. spaced by a distance a andv which. clamp the profile along the entire periphery of the cross-section, These clamping blocks are made of a metal alloy having a low melting point in a conical mould, in which coaxial- 1y a proiile according to the profile to be joggledY has been inserted. During the casting process measures. can

be taken to avoid the adhesion of the casting tothe pro-r tile inserted therein. After the casting has been removed from the mould, the casting is divided into three parts 3;v 3", 4' by saw cuts in the longitudinal direction of the profile.

The thus formed multipart, conical clamping blocksY 3', 3', 4 are, thereupon,v tightly applied on the profile 1V by means: of a supporting ring which will be further discussed below with reference to FIG. 2, whereupon the left hand clamping block is moved by means ofl a sche-Y matically indicated parallelogram guide 5, 5' both in perpendicular direction with respect to the longitudinal direction. of the proiile and in the longitudinal direction of"r the prole with respect to the right hand clampingr piece with a view to obtaining the joggling d. Due to the last-mentioned movement a tensile stress is created during the joggling of the proiile, by which the chances that folds may occur'in theprole between the clamped parts are diminished and the joggling is facilitated. The presence of a tensile stress reduces at the same time the chances of rebounding of the prole after the joggling is finished.

The machine according to FIGS. 2 and 3 includes a substantially rectangular frame 10. This frame carries the supporting ring-11 of the clamp cheek which is stationary during the joggling, as well as the supporting joggling process. Each clamp cheek is provided with a pressure ring 13, 14 for pressing the associated clamping block into the conical b ore 15, 16 of the supporting rings 11, 12. The pressing of thepressure ring 13 is eiected by meansof a fork 17, the. extremities of whichY are. at 18 hingedly connected with the supportingring 11, which fork engages the pressing ring I3 by means of the jour--V nals` 19. The lower part of thexforkI isvr at 20 hingedly connected with a hinge. rod 21 with hinge point 22, which rod contains a pneumatic cylinder 23. When air is, admitted under pressure tothe pneumatic cylinder 23 the active length between the hinge points 22 and 20 is increased, so. that the pressure ring 13I is pressed against the supporting ring 11; Y

The supporting ring 11 may be adjusted asa whole in longitudinal direction. of the frame 10.` by means of rectangular supporting frame 24'comprised ina straight..

line guide of the frame 10, whichsupportingframe 24 engages'by means of a nut 25, a screw spindle. 26 having4 a handwheel 2.7.Y On turning the handwheel 2.7` the sup-Y porting framey 24,. and in consequence thereof alsor the supporting ring 11, is displaced in longitudinal directionY of. theA frame. 10 with a view to the regulation ot'` theY distancea between the clamp cheeks.

It may be remarked that the hinge spindle 22. ot the rod 21 is supported by the supporting frame 24,. so that.

The pressure ring 14 cooperating with the. supporting,

ring 12 is carried by a fork31 having centers of rotation 32, engagingl the. supporting ring 12, and journals 33,. engaging the pressure ring 14. The, forkl isbyY pin34, hingedly connectedV with' hinge rod 35, having a. xed center of/rotationiir andconnected to a pneumatic cylinder 37. Thev driving system of the. pressure ring 14 actsV in a manner similar tov thatof the pressure. ring 13..

The. supporting ring 12 carried by the parallelogramv guide 28, 29 is driven by a rotatable roller. 38, supportedy by a shaft 39 and-connected with the supporting ringk '12. At some distance. from. the roller 38 a rotatable roller 40 having axed shaft 41 supported by the frame. 10 is provided. Between these rollers a wedge 42 is driven by means of the pneumatic cylinder 43 a view to driving the supporting ring 12. When Vthe wedge 42 is displacedto the left, the joggling of theA prole iseiected. -When the Wedge 42 is-retracted tothe rigl1tY the supportingring 12 is not taken along, sothat there. is no chance that, due to an incorrect movement of the machine, the jogglingV of the profile is undone. The* stroke of the wedge is adjustable by means of a pneumatic micro valve limiting the stroke of the pneumatic cylinder 43 and thus that of the wedge 42; In this way it is Vpossible to adjust the extent of jugglingi (vertical distance d in FIG. la between the longitudinal directions displaced in. parallel relation with respect to each other of two adjacent profile sections). It will additionally be. noted that cylinder 43 is of greater diameter than cylinder 37 and is Ythus able to exert greater pressure; therefore, pressure ring 14 will follow movements of cheek 12l when the latter moves against ring 14.

In order to make the machine suitable for the joggling, of metal profiles in hot condition,A means are provided for heating the zone to-be joggled by means of electric current passing therethrough directly. To this end the. supporting rings 1-1 and 12 are provided with insulating coatings 44, 45. `InvthisV manner the clamping blocksinserted in said supporting rings are insulated with respect to the frame 10 of the machine. This makes it, however, necessary to insulate at the same time the pressure rings 13, 14 with respect to the frame, which may be effected by the use of journals 19 and 33 which are made of insulating material or coated with such material. The clamping blocks 3, 4 to be inserted in the insulated bores of the supporting rings 11, 12 can be provided with lips connected thereto by casting, in view of the supply of electric current. These lips are connected by means of exible cables to the secondary winding of a suitable transformer 47 (see FIG. la).

The temperature of the profile 1 between the clamp cheeks can be measured by means of a slidable feeler 46 pressed against the profile when the joggling is to be eiected in hot condition. The machine may be executed for automatic operation in such a manner that, after a predetermined temperature has been reached, the heating current is automatically switched off, whereupon the pneumatic cylinder 43 is automatically switched in for driving the wedge 42, which driving is checked by the above-mentioned microvalve.

What I claim is:

1. Apparatus for joggling a metal channel comprising clamp cheeks for engaging said channel around the entire periphery thereof and at positions spaced longitudinally along said channel, means supporting said cheeks for relative movement transversely of said channel as Well as relative movement in a direction longitudinally of said channel, said means comprising a parallelogram guide including parallel hinge rods connected to one of the cheeks and being adapted for executing a swinging movement, and means for engaging and displacing one of said cheeks relative to the other to eiect said movements of the cheeks.

2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second said means comprises a wedge operatively engaging said one cheek for displacing the same to perform a swinging movement on said rods.

3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 2, comprising a roller rotatable on a xed axis and engaging said Wedge to drive the same and a second rotatable roller sand- Wiching said wedge with the first said roller, said second roller being coupled to said one cheek.

4. Apparatus as claimed in claim l, wherein said cheeks comprise guides dening conical recesses and cheek sections constituting channel engaging members adapted to be received in said guides for engaging the channels, said apparatus further comprising pressure rings for c011- trollably urging said sections into said guides.

5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 comprising means for heating said cheeks.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,477,020 Van Sant July 26, 1949 2,767,763 Anderson Oct. 23, 1956 2,777,048 Kocks Ian. 8, 1957 

